Sundance 2014: Kristen Stewart heads to Guantanamo in first image from 'Camp X-Ray'

The "Twilight" actress dons military fatigues in the very first image from "Camp X-Ray," an upcoming military drama slated to screen in competition at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival. Written and directed by Peter Sattler (making his feature-length helming debut with the film), "Camp X-Ray" centers on Stewart's character Cole, a young American soldier stationed at Guantanamo Bay who strikes up a friendship with a Muslim prisoner (Peyman Moaadi) who's been held there for eight years. The title is a play on a now-defunct temporary detention facility at Gitmo that opened in 2002.

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The 2014 Sundance Film Festival runs from January 16-26. You can check out the full lineup here.

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"Strikes up a friendship"? They are really soft peddling this. I've read elsewhere that she "finds her soulmate," and gives aid and comfort to the enemy. I can't wait to hear the truth about this micro budget indie.